Recently we have seen a spate of provocative and troll mods being uploaded based around current sociopolitical issues in the United States. In a post to the site’s news page, the admins of NexusMods walk a fine line in expressing their frustration without espousing any political ideology apart from, perhaps, “anti-idiot”:
I blurred out one mod that used an image of a protester shot in Kenosha by Kyle Rittenhouse. Unfortunately, even something as simple as a way to add decorative tapestries to Skyrim is a proxy political battleground, with numerous mods appearing to, for example, replace generic enemies in a game with Trump supporters or “rioters.” Here’s a screenshot from Reddit user Cipherx02, who noted that users were also filling the description fields with disinformation: NexusMods is one of the larger collections of such mods, and a lively community. “Modding” (as in modifying) is the practice of creating new content for games that players can then install on their own, for example adding new levels or characters, or adjusting the interface or difficulty.
elections following a flood of troll content, saying “we’ve decided to wipe our hands clean of this mess.” Not exactly headline news, no, but a reminder that the toxic behavior frequently seen (and blamed) on social media is pervasive even in niches where politics would seem to be completely irrelevant. NexusMods, a large platform and gathering place for modding PC games, has banned all content relating to the U.S.
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